The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Abstract Background Art therapy is a form of complementary therapy to treat a wide variety of health problems. Existing studies examining the effects of art therapy differ substantially regarding content and setting of the intervention, as well as their included populations, outcomes, and methodolog...
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| description | Abstract Background Art therapy is a form of complementary therapy to treat a wide variety of health problems. Existing studies examining the effects of art therapy differ substantially regarding content and setting of the intervention, as well as their included populations, outcomes, and methodology. The aim of this review is to evaluate the overall effectiveness of active visual art therapy, used across different treatment indications and settings, on various patient outcomes. Methods We will include randomised controlled studies with an active art therapy intervention, defined as any form of creative expression involving a medium (such as paint etc.) to be actively applied or shaped by the patient in an artistic or expressive form, compared to any type of control. Any treatment indication and patient group will be included. A systematic literature search of the Cochrane Library, EMBASE (via Ovid), MEDLINE (via Ovid), CINAHL, ERIC, APA PsycArticles, APA PsycInfo, and PSYNDEX (all via EBSCOHost), ClinicalTrials.gov and the WHO’s International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) will be conducted. Psychological, cognitive, somatic and economic outcomes will be used. Based on the number, quality and outcome heterogeneity of the selected studies, a meta-analysis might be conducted, or the data synthesis will be performed narratively only. Heterogeneity will be assessed by calculating the p-value for the chi2 test and the I 2 statistic. Subgroup analyses and meta-regressions are planned. Discussion This systematic review will provide a concise overview of current knowledge of the effectiveness of art therapy. Results have the potential to (1) inform existing treatment guidelines and clinical practice decisions, (2) provide insights to the therapy’s mechanism of change, and (3) generate hypothesis that can serve as a starting point for future randomised controlled studies. Systematic review registration PROSPERO ID CRD42021233272 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a92001dbd4b4c10bbf329d836c1bf922022-12-22T00:23:48ZengBMCSystematic Reviews2046-40532022-05-011111810.1186/s13643-022-01976-7The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trialsRonja Joschko0Stephanie Roll1Stefan N. Willich2Anne Berghöfer3Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinInstitute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinInstitute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinInstitute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinAbstract Background Art therapy is a form of complementary therapy to treat a wide variety of health problems. Existing studies examining the effects of art therapy differ substantially regarding content and setting of the intervention, as well as their included populations, outcomes, and methodology. The aim of this review is to evaluate the overall effectiveness of active visual art therapy, used across different treatment indications and settings, on various patient outcomes. Methods We will include randomised controlled studies with an active art therapy intervention, defined as any form of creative expression involving a medium (such as paint etc.) to be actively applied or shaped by the patient in an artistic or expressive form, compared to any type of control. Any treatment indication and patient group will be included. A systematic literature search of the Cochrane Library, EMBASE (via Ovid), MEDLINE (via Ovid), CINAHL, ERIC, APA PsycArticles, APA PsycInfo, and PSYNDEX (all via EBSCOHost), ClinicalTrials.gov and the WHO’s International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) will be conducted. Psychological, cognitive, somatic and economic outcomes will be used. Based on the number, quality and outcome heterogeneity of the selected studies, a meta-analysis might be conducted, or the data synthesis will be performed narratively only. Heterogeneity will be assessed by calculating the p-value for the chi2 test and the I 2 statistic. Subgroup analyses and meta-regressions are planned. Discussion This systematic review will provide a concise overview of current knowledge of the effectiveness of art therapy. Results have the potential to (1) inform existing treatment guidelines and clinical practice decisions, (2) provide insights to the therapy’s mechanism of change, and (3) generate hypothesis that can serve as a starting point for future randomised controlled studies. Systematic review registration PROSPERO ID CRD42021233272https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-01976-7Active visual art therapyCreative therapyTherapy effectiveness evaluationSystematic reviewMental healthPsychosomatic disorders |
| spellingShingle | Ronja Joschko Stephanie Roll Stefan N. Willich Anne Berghöfer The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials Systematic Reviews Active visual art therapy Creative therapy Therapy effectiveness evaluation Systematic review Mental health Psychosomatic disorders |
| title | The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials |
| title_full | The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials |
| title_fullStr | The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials |
| title_short | The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials |
| title_sort | effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials |
| topic | Active visual art therapy Creative therapy Therapy effectiveness evaluation Systematic review Mental health Psychosomatic disorders |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-01976-7 |
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